带走里克·克莱因
星期三之后的谈话1月6日调查前后一系列活动是关于涉及同一主题的独立党派调查——两党领导人根本没有看到，或者根本不声称看到了同样的主题。
然后是众议员利兹·切尼。切尼，R-Wyo，现在可能是唯一一个站在1月6日最后外卖的路上，陷入疲惫和毫无意义的“两面主义”的人
切尼决定留在众议院特别委员会，甚至支持议长南希·佩洛西拒绝两名被选中担任该职位的共和党成员，这不仅仅是一张选票，甚至是一张属于共和党领导层前成员的选票。
她还称自己的政党领袖——如果共和党夺回多数席位，这个人有望成为下一任众议院议长——发表了“言不由衷”的言论，应该会剥夺他担任任何此类职务的资格。
切尼告诉记者:“必须有一个无党派的、清醒的、严肃的调查，无论他们可能导致什么，都要了解事实。
众议院少数党领袖凯文·麦卡锡概述了有关国会大厦安全缺陷的问题，这些问题清楚地表明共和党人寻找一个出口这使得他们无论发射什么样的探测器都瞄准佩洛西。
麦卡锡和他的盟友还表示，众议院批准的委员会旨在让前总统唐纳德·特朗普及其支持者难堪。特朗普几个月前承诺将切尼赶出办公室明年，会欣然同意。
但是当特别委员会在周二举行第一次听证会时，切尼会在那里。当她探索确保自己的存在被感受到的方法时，这一事实本身将为这一努力提供额外的可信度，甚至两党合作。
与...的关系阿维·哈珀
白宫正在改变态度新冠肺炎程序。
白宫现在将宣布任何官员谁的新冠肺炎检测呈阳性如果他们与总统、副总统、第一夫人或第二先生有过密切接触。
白宫新闻秘书珍·普萨基(Jen Psaki)表示:“我们的新冠肺炎行动协议团队已经向白宫工作人员发送了一封电子邮件，通知他们官方政策——如果你与一名负责人有密切接触，并且COVID 19检测呈阳性，你的情况将与任何其他相关细节一起被披露给媒体。“如果员工同意，我们将分享其姓名;当然，我们尊重他们的隐私。”
此前，白宫官员表示，他们只会公布“委任军官”或头衔中带有“总统助理”的高级职员的案例。
显著的不同是在普萨基证实了一个突破性的病例后出现的冠状病毒在白宫。
官员们没有宣布任何新冠肺炎措施的变化像测试或恢复掩蔽，但白宫的新病例脱离新冠肺炎的“独立”拜登希望在7月4日之前到达的地方，感觉更加难以捉摸。
小费亚里沙·维尔塞马
对未来的展望全国推动联邦投票权立法仍不清楚，但选民身份证要求的问题仍然是一个固定的在各州议会的辩论中。
在周三分发的一份备忘录中，宾夕法尼亚州众议员塞斯·格罗夫(Seth Grove)表示，他计划重新提出该州的投票法案H.B. 1300，民主党州长汤姆·沃尔夫(Tom Wolf)本月早些时候否决了该法案。格罗夫继续前进费城问询报的一份报告这引用了沃尔夫的话，表明他支持选民身份规则，尽管此前他曾引用这些措施来推动H.B. 1300。
这位宾夕法尼亚州州长是几名备受瞩目的民主党人中最新一位在选民身份法上倾向于更微妙立场的人。参议员乔·曼钦将选民身份要求包括在内他的投票立法妥协了上个月，并迅速得到投票权倡导者斯泰西·艾布拉姆斯的支持。
沃尔夫此前表示支持最初在H.B. 1300中概述的一些其他条款，但在否决该法案后，他是否愿意重新谈判该法案还有待观察。
Liz Cheney positioned as linchpin for credibility of Jan. 6 findings: The Note
The TAKE withRick Klein
The talk after Wednesday'sflurry of activity around Jan. 6 investigationswas about separate partisan inquiries covering the same subject -- a subject leaders of the two parties don't see, or don't claim to see, the same way at all.
Then there's Rep. Liz Cheney. Cheney, R-Wyo., is now perhaps the only person standing in the way of final Jan. 6 takeaways devolving into wearying and meaningless "both sides-ism."
Cheney's decision tostay on the House select committee, and even back Speaker Nancy Pelosi's rejection of two Republican members who were tapped to serve on it, is about more than a single vote, even a vote that belongs to a former member of GOP leadership.
She is also calling out her own party leader -- the man favored to become the next House speaker if Republicans recapture the majority -- as offering "disingenuous" rhetoric that should disqualify him from taking over any such job.
"There must be an investigation that is nonpartisan, that is sober, that is serious, that gets to the facts wherever they may lead," Cheney told reporters.
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy outlined questions about security shortcomings at the Capitol that made clear Republicans werelooking for an escapethat has them aiming at Pelosi in whatever separate probe they launch.
McCarthy and his allies also say the House-approved committee is designed to embarrass former President Donald Trump and his supporters. Trump, who months ago committed tobooting Cheney out of officenext year, would readily agree.
But when the select committee holds its first hearing on Tuesday, Cheney will be there. As she explores ways to make sure her presence is felt, that fact alone will give an extra dose of credibility -- even bipartisanship -- to the endeavor.
The RUNDOWN withAveri Harper
The White House is changing its tune onCOVID-19 procedures.
The White House will now announce any officialwho tests positive for COVID-19if they have had close contact with the the president, vice president, first lady or the second gentleman.
"An email from our COVID-19 operations protocol team has been sent to White House staff informing them of the official policy -- that if you are in close contact with a principal, and test positive for COVID 19, your case will be disclosed to press along with any other relevant details," said White House press secretary Jen Psaki. "We will share the name of the staffer if that individual agrees to do so; of course, we respect their privacy."
Previously, White House officials said they would only announce cases of "commissioned officers," or senior staff with "assistant to the President" in their title.
The marked difference came after Psaki confirmed a breakthrough case of thecoronavirusin the White House.
Officials have not announced anychanges to COVID-19 measureslike testing or reinstating masking, but new cases at the White House makethe "independence" from COVID-19that Biden hoped would arrive by July 4 feel even more elusive.
The TIP withAlisa Wiersema
The outlook on what will happen with thenational push for federal voting rights legislationis still unclear, but the issue of voter ID requirements remains a fixturein debates across state legislatures.
In a memo circulated Wednesday, Pennsylvania state Rep. Seth Grove -- who also serves as the chairman of the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee -- said he plans to reintroduce his state's voting bill, H.B. 1300, which Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed earlier this month. Grove pegs his move ona Philadelphia Inquirer reportthat quotes Wolf indicating support for voter ID rules, despite previously citing such measures as nonstarters for advancing H.B. 1300.
The Pennsylvania governor is the latest of several high-profile Democrats to lean into more nuanced positions on voter ID laws. Sen. Joe Manchin included voter ID requirements inhis voting legislation compromiselast month and was promptly backed by voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams.
Wolf previously voiced support for a handful of other provisions originally outlined in H.B. 1300, but it remains to be seen whether he will be open to renegotiating the bill after already vetoing it.
